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In this episode, Jonno is entertained by our special guest Rhion Jones from The Consultation Institute. Join Rhion and Jonno as they reminisce about their shared history in the business of public consultation before tackling some big topics around: The need for extensive public consultation in the climate emergency response, and how this presents a dilemma to policymakers who just want to get on with it! Air Quality Zones and The Case for Clean Air where consultation cops the blame for many schemes failing. "During the coronavirus pandemic, over fifty local authorities trialled around 200 low traffic neighbourhoods closing off local roads to avoid through traffic and dedicating the space to active travel. However, partly due to a lack of community consultation, some LTNs attracted strong opposition, and many of the trials were suspended." How COVID-19 has changed public consultation with the government less able to run things on trust with a skeptical public who will demand to be consulted and be invo